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Ep 506 - Darlene Hope: THERE ARE LEVELS TO THIS
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From the conversation that I had with Darlene Hope, who is an actress, I have some takeaways I wanted to share. First, it’s all about your staying power. Being in the arts, especially as an actor is a marathon. Developing the skills and coping mechanisms you need to run the marathon is essential. Second, when running this marathon, allow life to guide you, stay flexible, and ask yourself if this step supports the next one I want to take. Third, there are levels to this thing. Don't be afraid to start at the ground level in a new artistic medium or career choice.
As a classically trained actress, Darlene Hope’s professional acting career has included leading and supporting roles Off Broadway and in regional theaters around the country, solo jazz vocal performances, commercial, film and television appearances, and voice-over campaigns. Miss Hope has had the pleasure of sharing the stage with and being directed & music directed by many of the most notable performers working today, including many Tony Award nominees and winners.
Miss Hope has appeared in numerous award-winning commercial, print and new media campaigns. Perhaps the best known of these is her performance as the title character in A Visit From Aunt Flo, a viral video that has received nearly 3 million views worldwide on YouTube, Facebook, Youku, etc, and was officially recognized at the Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity. In the last year, she has worked on and performed in 5 world premiere & regional premiere plays and musicals, a revival classic American play, and Guest Starred on the network television series The Blacklist and Blue Bloods. Not to mention numerous staged readings, developmental labs, teaching artist residencies, workshops, and media interviews.
Most recently, Darlene Hope has launched HopeFull Productions, a creative launching pad of diverse and inclusive content for Film, New Media, Theatre, Music, and Publication. Since its inception, HopeFull Productions has produced or is in development on 2 full-length plays, a full-length screenplay, a streaming series, numerous music recordings, and has published an online journal for women.
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